The Works of Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility; Northanger Abbey; Mansfield Park; Emma; Persuasion: (Complete 6 Volume Set)
by Jane Austen / Charles E. Brock (Illust.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1950. New Edition . Very Good Plus. 5 x 7.25 inches (12.5 x 18.5 cm). Complete six volume set. Very fine quarter green morocco leather bindings by Asprey & Co. of London. Marbled boards, top page edges gilt. Spines have five raised bands with gilt lettering and ornaments to compartments. Very slight fading to spines, slight marking to leather on rear board of Sense and Sensibility, bindings are otherwise in first class condition with no wear or rubbing. A couple of light marks to page edges. Internally the books are in excellent condition and appear unread - very clean pages and no inscriptions. First printing of Dent's 1950 new edition, each volume containing 16 colour illustrations by Brock taken from Dent's 1907-1909 edition. A handsome set in very desirable Asprey bindings. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5 x 7.25 inches (12.5 x 18.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: v, 337; xiv, 322; xiv, 211; v, 414; v, 427; v, 219
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1205E001
- Title
- The Works of Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility; Northanger Abbey; Mansfield Park; Emma; Persuasion: (Complete 6 Volume Set)
- Author
- Jane Austen / Charles E. Brock (Illust.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 5 x 7.25 inches (12.5 x 18.5 cm)
- Keywords
- , Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...